Thursday, July 10, 2008

Won't bring him back....but best we can do now

The government has agreed to pay almost £3m to the family of Baha Mousa and nine other Iraqis tortured by British troops and issued a full apology for the "appalling abuse" they suffered.
The group's lawyers, Leigh Day & Co, said the Treasury solicitors had agreed to pay £2.83m in damages after two days of talks in London.
General Freddie Viggers, the officer dealing with the mediation, issued a full apology to the nine men and Mousa's family.
It said: "The British army apologises for the appalling treatment that you suffered at the hands of the British army. The appalling behaviour of British soldiers made us feel disgusted."

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